Some placements have more energy than others, and this can be challenging until you learn how to manage the energy. One of those placements is anything located at the anaretic degree. What is the anaretic degree?In astrology, there are 30 degrees per Zodiac sign, 360 degrees total. 29 degrees in the last degree of a sign, and is called the anaretic degree. The anaretic degree is so supercharged, that this can be critical, crisis energy when not manifesting well. People tend to either completely ignore the position (usually out of fear), or they play it up way too much (usually out of insecurity), and middle ground is needed. Anaretic placements in your natal chart can be areas where you struggle, especially early in life, however once you learn how to utilize the energy well, it becomes a point of power and a great asset for you. The houses in astrologyThere are 12 houses in astrology, and each rules a different part of your life. At a glance, they are: 1st house - the self 2nd house - money and values 3rd house - communication and immediate environment \4th house - home and family 5th house - love and creativity 6th house - work and health 7th house - relationships 8th house - shared resources and depths 9th house - higher learning and travel 10th house - goals and direction 11th house - friends and dreams 12th house - the hidden There is a series of blog articles covering each house more fully if you want to explore more about the 12 houses HERE. The cusp of a house is the very beginning of that house, where exactly it starts in the Zodiac. Some house systems (methods for calculating house positions) don't have different house cusps though (if you use Placidus or Koch, they do). Houses are in pairs, and each house has one that exactly opposes it. This means if one of your natal house cusps is anaretic, the exact opposite house is as well, so we interpret them in tandem. The house pairs are: 1st and 7th houses 2nd and 8th houses 3rd and 9th houses 4th and 10th houses 5th and 11th houses 6th and 12th houses Natal Houses At the Anaretic Degree:So, what does it mean if any of your natal house cusps are located at 29 degrees? Read on: Anaretic 1st House Cusp & 7th House CuspThis is most often the Ascendant (1st house) and Descendant (7th house), so your Ascendant and Descendant are anaretic. With the Ascendant being the self and the way you come across, you can either struggle with your identity and have uncertainty about yourself when out and about, or you may present yourself in too strong of a way that is off-putting. With the Descendant being your relationships and people in your life, this can impact your ability to connect with others, as well as mean you end up attracting some unstable people into your life. You need to work on having a solid sense of self without being desperate for validation for that, and without being so formed by others that you don't have your own mind, while also recognizing that the way you behave has an impact on others, and you need to be considerate. You also need to make sure others are being considerate of you, and you're not letting yourself get walked all over. A good dose of confidence is good for you. If you can manage this well, you can be an incredibly dynamic person with a strong personality that others admire, and can build strong connections that last Anaretic 2nd House Cusp & 8th House CuspThe 2nd and 8th houses relate to money and resources (your own with the 2nd, others with the 8th), so an anaretic 2nd and 8th house axis can show issues with resources and money. You may feel you lack the resources you want/need, don't utilize resources well, give too much away, or keep too much to yourself. With the 2nd house connecting to your career/work since it's how you make money, you likely have to work on finding something that provides financial stability and security for you, but this may be a challenge for a while until you learn to ground yourself. With the 8th house ruling your legacy and inheritances, you likely inherit something important (but this may not be money or a physical item), and this might actually get in the way of your personal growth somehow. Grounding is extra important for you. This helps you achieve moderation, which you need. Once you do that, you can achieve great abundance in your life in any and all ways. Anaretic 3rd House Cusp & 9th House CuspThe 3rd and 9th houses are communication and travel houses, so an anaretic 3rd and 9th house axis can show issues with your mind, how you express yourself, how you relate to your environment, and how you relate to the world. You may suffer terrible insecurity with your mental skills and abilities, and might be diagnosed with something like a learning disability, ADD/ADHD, or be on the spectrum. Confidence in your skills and expression is super important for you to help with insecurity, while also making sure to find a way to ground your mind. You may get lost in ideas and plans and thoughts easily, so grounding helps. From there, you can push through fear of exploring your mental abilities, and allow yourself to take on knowledge in your own way (which may be different from the norm). This is similar to having Mercury retrograde in your natal chart. Once you can do this, you can have incredible insights, and be kind of brilliant. Again, this may not be in a "normal" way - accept that. Anaretic 4th House Cusp & 10th House CuspThis is most often the Imum Coeli (4th house) and Midheaven (10th house), so your Imum Coeli and Midheaven are anaretic. With the 4th house ruling the home and family, there can be issues, usually stemming from childhood traumas, that need to be addressed. Connecting with your family in a healthy way can be a supreme challenge, and they can be incredibly distant, or incredibly overpowering. With the 10th house ruling your goals and direction, this lack of a proper home base impacts your achievement, and you may lack a clear path and never get moving, or get too wrapped up in it and are almost tragically ambitious. The 4th and 10th houses are the houses of foundation, internally (4th) and externally (10th). When the foundation of your life feels shaky, you're completely off and can't do much of anything right, so this is where you need to focus. Strengthen your internal foundation by addressing emotional issues and tending to emotional needs. Strengthen your external foundation by setting goals and learning discipline with them. You can be impressive once you achieve this, someone that others look to as a grounding force. You can build a great life for yourself both personally and professionally that gets you a lot of respect and admiration. This may come later in life though, so don't be discouraged if you're still young and have a lot left to do. Anaretic 5th House Cusp & 11th House CuspThe 5th and 11th houses are connections, with those we love personally (5th) and our friends and casual acquaintances (11th). Having this axis anaretic can show difficulty with connecting, and you may give way too much of your heart, give way too many chances, and take risks on people who don't deserve or earn it, ever; or you may be completely distant, unable to form heartfelt bonds, cut off and almost cold. When you're the former, this is usually out of insecurity, and you give too much because you feel you don't deserve love without giving away everything you have. You may have been taught when young that love is incredibly conditional and you were never able to meet the demands. When you're the latter, this is usually out of fear, and you're distant because you're terrified of being vulnerable. You were likely taught when young that love equals pain, abuse, grief, etc. and try very hard to avoid replicating that. So, you need to either address the insecurity if you give too much, and get to the root of what made you feel unworthy; or you need to address the fear if you withhold, and get to the root of what made you close your heart. Once you do, you can form incredible connections with others, strong love bonds with friends, family, and lovers, and can be seen as kind of a love god/dess. You can become the epitome of what healthy love is and means. Anaretic 6th House Cusp & 12th House CuspThe 6th and 12th houses are the houses of service, in a practical mundane way with the 6th (often your work and daily tasks), or in a sacrificial and spiritual way with the 12th. An anaretic 6th house cusp can show you either do way too much, make too many demands of yourself, work yourself ragged, and never meet your perfectionist demands; or you do too little, and can't focus, can't stick to a schedule, and can't get things done. An anaretic 12th house cusp can show you either completely ignore your spiritual self, your creative self, and your soul needs; or you get lost in them, caught up in imagination and intuition, totally detached from the physical world, leaving you vulnerable to deceptive others.
If you work too much, you likely need to address issues around perfectionism and where that came from. If you work too little, you likely need to address issues around feeling like a failure that keeps you from even trying at all. If you completely ignore your spiritual and creative self, you likely need to address issues around forcing yourself to be realistic, perhaps out of needing to grow up too fast. And if you get too wrapped up in creativity and soul needs, you likely need to address issues around trauma in the physical world that led to detachment to what's real. Another thing to point out: there may be karmic issues at play as well, so you could benefit from doing some karmic releasing. Once you work through all of that, you can find a balance between the mundane and the magical, the physical and the spiritual, the present and the beyond. This can elevate your creative abilities, and you can almost seem like a savant. Suggested Reading: When You Have Multiple Anaretic Natal Planets Pluto is about to turn retrograde on May 2nd 2024, and this retrograde begins in Aquarius before moving back to Capricorn on September 1st 2024. This is the last time Pluto goes back to Capricorn. So what does this Pluto retrograde bring? P.S. Make sure you're signed up for the free monthly worksheet to keep track of Pluto every month! Pluto in Astrology
There are 10 major planets in astrology, excluding Earth and including the Sun and Moon, and each rules something different and has its own energy. Pluto is the planet of transformation, and in your natal chart, can show how and where and what you transform in your life, as well as how and where you find power and take control.
In transit, moving Pluto can bring major transformations to areas of life ruled by the house in your natal chart it's touring, and to natal planets it's aspecting. Work with it, and this is empowering; fight it, and this is tumultuous and traumatic. If you want to dive deeper into Pluto, check out the article, All About Pluto in Astrology. What is retrograde in astrology?
Bodies are called retrograde in astrology when they appear to move backward through the Zodiac. Normal motion is forward, so retrograde motion tends to throw things off.
This isn't the case for Pluto though! Since Pluto is so intense and passionate, Pluto retrograde slows this down and gives us a chance to catch our breath and adjust to the transformations that have come to pass already. Pluto Retrograde 2024: May 2 2024 @ 1:47PM ET/10:47AM PT
Pluto moved into Aquarius again in January, and we're at the start of a whole new Pluto cycle as Pluto will be in Aquarius until 2044 once it goes back in November. So, we're seeing a lot of changes happening already impacting our future, our dreams, and the collective, and this retrograde helps press pause a little to adjust.
We can work on getting a better grip on changes in our lives in general, and work to have more control over our future. We can be more independent, and feel empowered by pursuing the unconventional. Brush up on Pluto in Aquarius with the blog article. Interestingly, Neptune turns anaretic right after this Pluto retrograde begins, which means Neptune comes to 29 degrees. This is the very last degree of a Zodiac sign (there are 30 degrees per sign), and is challenging energy with the transit planets. The fogginess of Neptune likely gets turned up to 11, and we have to work on being more grounded and realistic, otherwise we can miss important details. Pluto goes back to Capricorn on September 1st, and is anaretic the entire time it's in Capricorn. This comes just as Neptune ends being anaretic, so we go from one to the next. Lots of challenges to maneuver in the world! For each of us individually, it's important we focus this energy productively, otherwise it can throw us. Focus on the areas of life ruled by the natal houses 29 degrees Capricorn and Pisces fall, and any anaretic planets and bodies in your natal chart. The turn retrograde is sextile (beneficial aspect, two signs away) transit Mars in Aries, and square (challenging aspect, three signs away) transit Venus in Taurus. The sextile to Mars gives us helpful energy, and this is likely sorely needed after the Mercury retrograde in Aries in April. Mars is energetic in home sign Aries, and gives enthusiasm to Pluto. The square to Venus might show challenges with working well with others, and we have to be mindful of negotiation, compromise, and be more pleasant and balanced and grounded. We may not want to be, but it can be necessary. Pluto Retrograde 2024 Aspects
The Pluto retrograde starts at 2 degrees 6 minutes Aquarius, so the major aspects are 0-5 degrees of:
Conjunction: Aquarius Sextile: Aries, Sagittarius Square: Taurus, Scorpio Trine: Gemini, Libra Opposition: Leo Look through your natal chart and see if you have any planets or bodies located between 0 and 5 degrees of these signs. The aspect will be very strong for you right now, and can be through August. Suggested Reading: The Transit Pluto page for general interpretations of transit Pluto in the houses and aspects, and the articles Surviving Transit Pluto in the Houses and How to Survive Hard Transit Pluto to Your Personal Planets Pisces is one of the 12 Zodiac signs in astrology, and this is the twelfth and last sign of the Zodiac. Each Zodiac sign has its own energy, and this shows how the energy is expressed for different planets, bodies, and other positions. You're likely most familiar with your Sun sign, and a Pisces Sun is spiritual, creative, and fluid. Pisces Astrology & Your Natal Chart
Wherever Pisces is present in your natal chart, this is an area where you're imaginative and spiritual. If you have any natal planets in Pisces, you can feel the Pisces energy strongly personally with whatever that planet rules.
Pisces is a water sign, along with Cancer and Scorpio, and the water signs are emotional and intuitive. Pisces is also a mutable sign, along with Gemini, Virgo, and Sagittarius, and the mutable signs are movable. Pisces connects with the 12th house of endings and hidden things, and is ruled by spiritual Neptune. At-a-Glance Pisces Keywords:
Pisces in Astrology: Spiritual
Pisces is the sign of spirituality thanks to being ruled by spiritual Neptune, and this is deep spiritual beliefs and spiritual practices. Pisces spirituality is connected to the soul, and may even be carried over from past lives.
Pisces in Astrology: Intuitive
Pisces is a highly intuitive sign, and all of the water signs are pretty intuitive, but Pisces is the most. Pisces is in tune with the subtle energies all around us, and that allows Pisces to have strong intuition. It just needs to trust it and remove some of the junk that can get in the way.
Pisces in Astrology: Compassion and Empathy
Pisces is a highly compassionate and empathetic sign. Pisces can understand other ways of living, other cultures, other views, other experiences, perhaps as a result of having an active imagination, strong intuition, and subconscious remembrance of past lives. It's also deep in its emotions and understands how emotions connect us all. Pisces wants to help as many as it can, and in a personal way rather than a distant way. Pisces tries to use a gentle hand when it helps, not wanting to injure anyone.
Pisces in Astrology: Imagination and the Arts
Pisces is the sign of imagination, which makes it a highly creative sign. Pisces rules fantasy and daydreams, and its imagination can take over sometimes. If it can be productive with it and learn a little discipline, it can create great creative works. Pisces is ruler of the arts, especially music, dance, and painting/drawing/sculpting/etc.
Pisces in Astrology: Flowing
Pisces is both a flowing water sign and a flowing mutable sign, which means Pisces is the most flowing of all the signs. Pisces is highly flexible and adaptable, goes with the flow, and rarely gets stuck. This can be a challenge sometimes though if it leads to instability.
Pisces in Astrology: The Hidden
Pisces connects with what's hidden, which can be secrets, what's literally hidden from you, or the subconscious mind. Pisces has a deep subconscious mind, and stores a lot in there, so it can get lost in it.
Pisces in Astrology: Karma
Pisces is the sign of karma, and can connect with the karma it carries from past lives, and the karma it creates in its current life. Pisces is karmic baggage, karmic issues, karmic lessons, karmic connections, and karmic plans.
Pisces in Astrology: Victim
When not manifesting well, Pisces is the sign of the victim. Pisces can struggle with healthy boundaries, and this leads Pisces to be easily taken advantage of. Because of its active imagination, it can also have a hard time seeing things clearly. And it can assume everyone has good intentions when they clearly don't. Boundaries and being realistic are super important for Pisces.
Where Your Pisces Energy is Found
If you have any natal planets in Pisces, the way those planets express themselves is via Pisces, so they are spiritual, creative, and gentle. The more Pisces planets you have, the more Pisces-like you can be.
Even if you have no natal planets in Pisces, you will have at least one natal house with Pisces. The house that falls in Pisces (has Pisces on the house cusp) can show areas of life where you take an intuitive, creative approach. If you have no Pisces house cusps, Pisces is intercepted (contained) in the house that falls in Aquarius, and your Pisces energy can manifest subconsciously with whatever that house rules. Transit Planets in Pisces
When the transit (moving) planets are in Pisces, this can give all of us some Pisces energy to play with. The transit Sun is in Pisces roughly every year from mid February to mid March, and this is Pisces Season, which brings greater emphasis on spirituality and imagination for us all.
Transit Mercury in Pisces helps us to get in tune with our subconscious minds; transit Venus in Pisces can make us more understanding and gentle in love; transit Mars in Pisces can drive us spiritually; transit Ceres in Pisces can nourish our imagination and artistic expression; and transit Jupiter in Pisces brings opportunities for creative pursuits, helping others, and expanding creatively. Transit Saturn in Pisces can bring out issues we have with Pisces, so issues around past baggage, subconscious issues, and spiritually. Any issues around that, we can struggle with, and Saturn can prompt is to work it out. Saturn is currently touring Pisces until 2026. Transit Uranus was last in Pisces , and brought spiritual changes. Transit Neptune is currently in Pisces, amplifying the effect since Neptune naturally rules Pisces, making us extra compassionate, spiritual, intuitive, and creative. Transit Chiron moves to Pisces in (and was last in Pisces ), and we can tackle issues with empathy and karma. Transit Pluto will start moving to Pisces in , and this makes for passionate spirituality and intense compassion. Make sure to sign up for the free monthly worksheet so you always know which signs the planets (and some other bodies/asteroids) are in every month! Strong Pisces Energy in Astrology
When multiple planets are in Pisces in your natal chart, this can give you strong Pisces energy in your life and personality. You can be spiritual, compassionate, and creative. This can be the case if you have a Pisces stellium (3+ planets in one Zodiac sign), or if you have 2 of your primary triad (Sun, Moon, Rising) in Pisces.
You can also feel that you have strong Pisces energy if your natal Neptune is strong, which is the planet that rules Pisces. This can be the case if your natal Neptune is conjunct your natal Sun, Moon or Ascendant, or your 1st house ruler, or if your natal Neptune is a singleton (only planet in an element, modality, or house type). When multiple transit planets are in Pisces, this gives all of us a strong dose of Pisces energy all at once. We can intuit and be empathetic. How we end up feeling this personally is usually focused on the house in your natal chart the Pisces energy occurs in. Suggested Reading: The Pisces Sun sign page Jupiter moves into Gemini next month on May 25th after about 1 year in Taurus, and spends a little over 1 year in Gemini! We're starting a new Jupiter year. Make sure you're signed up for the monthly worksheet so you can keep track of planets like Jupiter every month! Jupiter in Gemini Dates:
How Jupiter in Gemini 2024-2025 Impacts You
Jupiter moves to Gemini, an air sign that rules the mind and communication. Abundant Jupiter means we're going to have a ton of new ideas, new plans to work on, new topics we're curious about, new subjects to learn, new information to share, and new ways to communicate. We can be extra expressive, open with what's on our minds, and more willing to talk things over.
Our mental skills, talents, and abilities can prove more beneficial than usual, and we can put this to good use. Any talents for writing, speaking, teaching, or learning can especially be prized. It can be helpful to improve these abilities as well, and we can see that it's more important. Gemini is an active air and mutable sign, one that can't really sit still, stand still, or ponder quietly. We are likely to be much more active, filling up our schedules, more social and engaging. We may pick up a course of study, share knowledge with others, organize parties, and enjoy meeting new people, both in person and online since Gemini is a tech ruler. Hopefully this is a good transit for kids in school (I know that's been a problem lately!). Gemini rules our communities, our neighbors, and young people, so this is a good period to focus on community projects, getting to know our neighbors and helping them out, mentoring kids, and doing what we can to foster a better sense of community and belonging where we are. Gemini is also a travel ruler, but short-distance travel, the travel that doesn't take long and we can get to by car, bus, bicycle, or walking. We might be doing more travel this way than we have before. Gemini is symbolized by the Twins and ruled by Mercury, who is dual in nature, so Jupiter in Gemini can mean we're more often focused on more than one thing. Everything may come in twos during this period. We're good at multitasking because of this, but we do have to make sure we don't push it too far, otherwise we may break apart. On a personal level, you can experience any or all of this in the areas of life ruled by the house(s) Jupiter in Gemini tours in your natal chart. How Jupiter in Gemini Differs From Jupiter in Taurus
Gemini is much more active than Taurus, who is the slowest of the Zodiac signs. Taurus wants to take its time, not feel rushed, and moves when it wants, not when others want. Gemini, on the other hand, really hates when things are slow (and isn't as stubborn as Taurus, so it can be more accommodating).
Jupiter in Taurus has been a time to get grounded, be present, and get in tune with the physical world. It's connected with Uranus in Taurus,so there has been a degree of major change as well. Jupiter in Gemini can continue some of that change, but makes us more open. Special Periods During Jupiter in Gemini
Mars is going to tour Gemini along with Jupiter July 20th to September 4th 2024, and they conjunct, or align, on August 14th at 16 degrees Gemini. Mars didn't tour Taurus while Jupiter was in Taurus, so this'll be their first meetup since May 2022 in Aries.
Mars is the planet of energy and drive, and when conjunct expansive Jupiter, this is considered a suuuper lucky transit! We're going to be extra expressive, have tons of information and news and knowledge flying around, and it's an important time for communication. Opportunities can be abundant to pursue our ideas and put plans into action. The only bad thing is, Mercury is retrograde when they conjunct! A body is called retrograde in astrology when it appears to be moving backward through the Zodiac, and this can throw the body off. Mercury is the natural ruler of Gemini, so this means the Mars-Jupiter conjunction isn't going to operate in the usual way that it would. And, on the very day they conjunct, Mercury retrograde goes from Virgo to Leo, so it's a highly charged period. This means we might be focusing on old ideas and plans we want to give another shot, review news or information we got before but didn't understand, or take time to re-learn or re-teach or rewrite something. We need to keep an open mind no matter what, and try to avoid letting anxiety take over. We may lash out loudly, but this doesn't help us. We need to be smart and willing to adapt. The conjunction occurs at 16 degrees Gemini, so there can be beneficial energy for you in the areas of life ruled by the house in your natal chart where 16 degrees Gemini falls. The Mercury retrograde at that point is at 0 degrees Virgo and 29 degrees Leo, so potential complications may arise with the areas of life ruled by the house in your natal chart that falls. No planets are retrograde in Gemini while Jupiter is in Gemini, but I do want to note that Mars will retrograde December 6th to February 23rd, and the last time Mars was retrograde was in 2022 in Gemini. Issues that may have come up during that retrograde could reach a final resolution that is beneficial and opens up new doors with Jupiter in Gemini, finally closing the books. I also want to note that Uranus begins to move to Gemini shortly after Jupiter exits Gemini, in July 2025, so about one month later. Use the transit of Jupiter in Gemini to set yourself up well for Uranus in Gemini, and this can lead to quick and great progress propelling you toward your dreams. Jupiter in Gemini Conjunct the Outer Planets in Your Natal Chart
No one alive now has Pluto or Neptune in Gemini, and only our super elders have Uranus in Gemini (Uranus will come back to Gemini in 2025-6). This means Jupiter in Gemini aligns with your Uranus, the planet of rebellion, independence, innovation, and the masses, and our super elders can be more in tune with this.
There can be a big change in your life, and you may do something outside of your comfort zone that has a big impact, especially impacting communication, news, information, learning, teaching, writing, speaking, travel, or in your community. Final Notes on Jupiter in Gemini
Jupiter in Gemini can speed things up, and this can be welcome after a year of a slower Jupiter. Being at a beneficial angle to Pluto, freshly in Aquarius and setting us on a whole new life cycle, is really helpful and our ideas for transformation can flow in abundance, and we can get excited about it.
Superbrains unite! Suggested Reading: The Transit Jupiter page for general interpretations of Jupiter in the houses and aspecting the natal planets May 2024 brings with it a mellow New Moon in Taurus and optimistic Full Moon in Sagittarius. What does this mean for us? P.S. Make sure to sign up for the free monthly worksheet so you can keep track of planetary events like new and full moons every month! What is a New Moon?
A New Moon occurs when the transit (moving) Sun and Moon are in the exact same position in the Zodiac (called a conjunction). New Moons are related to beginnings, have high energy, and are enthusiastic.
What is a Full Moon?
A Full Moon occurs when the transit (moving) Sun and Moon are in the exact opposite positions in the Zodiac (called an opposition). Full Moons are related to endings, culminations, and are emotional energy.
New Moon in Taurus: May 7th 2024 (11:22PM ET/8:22PM PT)
The Taurus New Moon is often a time to relax, indulge, and take it easy. We're coming out of a high energy, intense, passionate period with the previous Moons, and this is time to pull back. We can take a break, chill out, and don't want to fill up every moment of our lives with something to do. It's a great time to be more present and reconnect with the here and now.
Taurus is a money ruler, so we can focus on opportunities to improve our financial situations and plan for the future. We can maximize resources we have, and get our hands on new resources. This can help improve stability and security in our lives, and as we improve stability and security, we can get more opportunities for money and resources. They feed into each other. When we take action with something, we can be slow and steady. We're not in a rush, and feel like everything will work out if we're focused and methodical. This might seem like we're not making any progress initially, but over time, it can prove to be pretty smart and put us on the right path. Our confidence can be high with the Taurus New Moon if we feel secure and take it easy. If we don't, we may become stubborn about something, and insecurity can lead to lashing out erratically. The New Moon is sextile (beneficial aspect, two signs away) transit (moving) Saturn in Pisces, and this brings disciplined energy to the New Moon, so while we may not have tons of energy and drive for taking the initiative and working hard, when we do take action, we can do so in a smart, disciplined, productive way. Every moment we put into work can be maximized, and we can feel focused when we get to it. The New Moon occurs at 18 degrees 2 minutes Taurus. The aspects to the New Moon are: Conjunction: 16 degrees 2 minutes - 20 degrees 2 minutes Taurus Sextile: 16 degrees 2 minutes - 20 degrees 2 minutes Cancer or Pisces Square: 16 degrees 2 minutes - 20 degrees 2 minutes Leo or Aquarius Trine: 16 degrees 2 minutes - 20 degrees 2 minutes Virgo or Capricorn Opposition: 16 degrees 2 minutes - 20 degrees 2 minutes Scorpio Full Moon in Sagittarius: May 23rd 2024 (9:53AM ET/6:53AM PT)
The Sagittarius Full Moon is a more optimistic Full Moon since Sagittarius is the happy sign. Full Moons tend to be emotional, but Sagittarius Full Moons don't want to dwell on that. So, we can be more positive with this Full Moon, and don't want to deal with anything too serious. We dealt with that last month, we want a break from it in May.
Sagittarius rules our beliefs, so we can be more passionate about what we believe in and stand up for ourselves and others. This can lead to fights if we don't keep an open mind though, and need to make sure we're listening properly. If we are, this can improve communications and we can feel more understood. Sagittarius is ruler of higher learning, so we can finish a course of study, and can be more passionate about learning, teaching, writing, and speaking. Sagittarius rules long-distance travel, so we can be on the move more, and may see more people traveling (especially by flight). Sagittarius is also ruler of the law, so we can see some important legal news with this Full Moon. The Full Moon is sextile transit Pluto in Aquarius, and this helps us control our passionate energy and maintain optimism. We can transform something for the better, and this can be something that excites us rather than something we're afraid to do. We can work on making strides with our dreams, especially if we get sidetracked in April. One odd note about this Full Moon: At the time it occurs, Venus and Jupiter will be anaretic in Taurus (and conjunct) and Neptune will be anaretic in Pisces. There are 30 degrees in every Zodiac sign and 29 degrees is the very last degree. This is called the anaretic degree, and is supercharged energy that can be a challenge with the transit planets like this. Venus conjunct Jupiter tends to be a happy aspect, but there can be some major developments regarding something financial or with resources in Taurus (might tie into the Taurus New Moon as well). Venus quickly moves to Gemini after the Full Moon occurs, so we're quick to focus on ideas, news, and plans with whatever passes. The Full Moon might make us more heated when we're debating, so we have to keep in mind proper communication. Especially with Neptune bringing the fog and trying to obscure! The Full Moon occurs at 2 degrees 55 minutes Sagittarius. Aspects to the Full Moon are: Conjunction: 0 degrees 55 minutes - 4 degrees 55 minutes Sagittarius Sextile: 0 degrees 55 minutes - 4 degrees 55 minutes Libra or Aquarius Square: 0 degrees 55 minutes - 4 degrees 55 minutes Virgo or Pisces Trine: 0 degrees 55 minutes - 4 degrees 55 minutes Aries or Leo Opposition: 0 degrees 55 minutes - 4 degrees 55 minutes Gemini Suggested Reading: The New & Full Moons page for general interpretations by house and aspect Transit (moving) Neptune is nearing the end of its time in Pisces, and will eventually move into Aries. Most of the time Neptune has left in Pisces, it'll be anaretic. What does this mean? Don't forget to sign up for the free monthly worksheet so you can keep track of the planets like Neptune every month! What is Neptune in astrology?
Neptune rules spirituality, intuition, compassion, the arts, hidden things, and illusion in astrology. In the natal chart, natal Neptune can show where you have compassion and empathy, are creative, can find spirituality and be intuitive, and where you need to work on being more realistic.
In transit, Neptune's base energy is to dissolve, and it's notoriously foggy when it's challenged. This means we don't see everything that's right in front of us, so we can think everything's fine when it's not. When transit Neptune is behaving well, this can be a time of super intuition and creativity; when it's not, we're kind of delusional! This normally happens with transit Neptune conjunct, square, or opposite a natal planet, especially the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, or Ceres. What is the anaretic degree in astrology?
There are 30 degrees in every Zodiac sign, 360 degrees total (30 x 12). 29 degrees is the last degree of each Zodiac sign, and is called the anaretic degree as it has very high energy.
In the natal chart, the bodies at the anaretic degree have super heightened energy, and this is usually overwhelming and scary so we avoid it (though some go in the opposite direction and play it up too much, to their detriment). In transit, the anaretic degree is crisis energy. It's an *almost always* situation of triggering something really big and important with slow planets like Neptune. Anaretic Neptune in Pisces Dates:
Anaretic Neptune in Pisces Impact:
Neptune is super delusional at the anaretic degree, not gonna lie! Hard Neptune amplifies the foggy energy times a million, and that is extra strong when anaretic, and in Pisces, the sign Neptune naturally rules anyway.
We may think we're seeing things clearly, but we're really deluding ourselves. We may think nothing is clouding our judgment, but that's not true. We may convince ourselves that the past isn't coming back to bite us, while it's biting us! Neptune and Pisces rule karma, the past, and ways we are our own worst enemy, so we may see lots of karma coming home to roost, past issues blowing up in our faces (but we try to act like it's not), and many people may lead to their own undoing. But the crazy part is, we likely won't have one clue about this until this transit is over! That's the nature of the Neptunian fog. It can be right in front of our faces, and it might be obvious to everyone but ourselves, and once we become aware of it, we're kicking ourselves for being so clueless. One thing that makes me wonder if we'll be maybe slightly less delusional is Saturn also in Pisces. Saturn is the planet of reality, the one who wants us to see what's really there. Saturn could try to limit some of the delusion. But, Saturn could also be showing extra punishment for the delusion, so we're still delusional, but we're also being punished for that to the max. Another challenge with hard Neptune like this is, we tend to sway too far in one direction or the other when it comes to empathy and compassion. We can be TOO empathetic and compassionate, and end up being walked all over. This leaves us vulnerable to become victims to those who have bad ulterior motives. We need to remember healthy boundaries are important, and not having them is bad for everyone. Or, we may end up going the other way, and lack empathy completely. Unfortunately, we often see mass atrocities in the world under hard Neptune because of this. We may not be world leaders (or maybe you are, hey what the heck are you doing???), but we can still work to make sure we're exercising compassion with those in our lives and who we encounter. Instead of automatically thinking the worst of someone, lend a hand (with healthy boundaries!). It's important to work on a few things during this period. One is to tether yourself to reality. Work on grounding yourself a loooot more during this period. Walk in nature, stimulate your root chakra. Constantly check in to make sure you're being realistic about things. In what ways are you reading too much into it? Could anything from the past be coloring your view? Second, work on your connection to your intuition. Even if you're making sure you're grounded in reality, it's still likely there will be situations where you don't have all of the facts and information you need. This is where good intuition can be of assistance. What blocks to your intuition do you need to work on? How can you work to strengthen your intuition? Third, and this might be the most important - work on your baggage! Spiritual, emotional, early life, past life. This is actually an incredible period for digging into your subconscious mind, reflecting and being introspective, releasing baggage that weighs you down, and getting a better understanding of your subconscious motivations and desires. Take up journaling, join a support group, try art therapy, etc. Don't be afraid of facing this baggage. This is a huge period for everyone to do so, and that is a blessed opportunity, NOT a dreadful punishment. This will be especially important for anyone who has a natal planet, angle, or other body at the anaretic degree. It doesn't matter the Zodiac sign; I find with the anaretic degree, the aspect doesn't matter, just being at that degree, it'll be lit up. If that's you, give focus on grounding, strengthening intuition, and releasing baggage with whatever the point rules. For everyone, look to the house in your natal chart 29 degrees Pisces falls. The areas of life ruled by that house can be where massive releasing has to occur, where you need to get deep within your subconscious and spiritual self, and where you must gain understanding. Get out of your own way, and work it out. This is likely going to be strongest during three periods, and the first is when Neptune turns retrograde on July 2nd 2024 at 29 degrees Pisces, so at the anaretic degree. Retrograde bodies appear to move backward through the Zodiac, and this can throw them off. When retrogrades start or end at the anaretic degree, everything *really* goes wonky! I think the fog will be especially strong around this time, and we have to be extra focused on being realistic. The second period is with the Pisces Lunar Eclipse on September 17th 2024. Neptune won't be anaretic by then, but the eclipse is conjunct (aligned with) Neptune, so there is likely going to be a lingering effect, and that eclipse in particular is likely going to be absolutely massive for releasing, karma, and divine plans, so we really need to be on top of it then. I think punishment for delusion can also be strong around this time, and we might suddenly become aware of something that is exposed and brought into the light, and it shocks the system. The third period is March 27th - 30th 2025, when Venus is retrograde and goes to Pisces on March 27th, so it's anaretic, and Mercury is also retrograde and goes back to Pisces March 29th and is anaretic, and Neptune is going to Aries on March 30th, so Venus retrograde, Mercury retrograde, and Neptune are conjunct at the anaretic degree. Can anyone say YOWZA!!!! Holy guacamole, that is going to be huge! We're probably going to see something really important play out in the world, and I worry the lack of empathy might be extra strong. Hopefully we can stay compassionate through it, and don't let cruelty take over. Another thing about Neptune is it rules drugs (legal and not), toxicity, so we may be seeing more focus on this, and perhaps some issue with a specific drug or medication. Neptune also rules water, so we can see water problems (issues with treatment facilities, droughts, and also floods, tsunamis, etc.). One good thing that could come from this transit is we can all experience a major awakening, whether spiritual, intuitive, or karmic. Be open to subtle energies, pay attention to dreams. Signs might be everywhere, but we have to make sure we're both seeing them and interpreting them correctly (not just in the way we wish they were). Aye, we're in for a wild ride! Especially with Pluto also anaretic from some of this, and Uranus on the move to Gemini soon and also anaretic. These are some wild times we're living in. It got started with the Capricorn stellium in 2020 and it's not done with us yet! Suggested Reading: the Transit Neptune page for general interpretations of Neptune in the natal houses and aspecting the natal planets; also the blog articles on Surviving Neptune in the Houses and Transit Neptune & the Personal Planets |
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